Folding carboy-support.



c. H. SHERWOOD.

' FOLDING GAB-BOY SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 28, 1911.

Patented Apr. 9, I912.

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CHARLES H. SHERWOOD, 0F LONG- HILL, CONNECTICUT.

FOLDING CARIBOY-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 28, 1911.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

Serial No. 635,795.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. S renwoon, citizen of the United States,residing at Long Hill, in the county of Falrfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFolding Carboy-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as w1ll enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertainsfto make and use thesame.

My invention relates to a folding carboy support, and it has for itsobject a construction adapted to be folded so as to occupy the leastpossible space and thus greatly facilitate handling and shipping whenthe carboy is removed.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 represents a perspective end view ofthe support in open position with a carboy shown in position mountedtherein; Fig. 2 is a perspective side view looking in the direction ofarrow a of Fig. 1 with carboy removed; Fig. 8 is a perspective end viewof the support partially closed. Fig. 4: is a sectional view of thesupport taken on line b b of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is an end elevation of thesupport looking in the direction of arrow 0 of Fig. 6; Fig. 6 is aclosed side elevation of the support; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of theouter sections of the support looking in the direction of arrow at ofFig. 3; Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the inner section of the supportlooking in the direction of arrow 6 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 9 is a bottomview of the support in closed position looking in the direction of arrowf of Fig. 6.

1 is an ordinary carboy and 2 its cage or frame adapted to be removablysupported and tilted on the inner ends of the bolts 3 and 4, which boltsalso serve as pivots for the two sections comprising the support. Theouter section comprises the legs 5 and 6, and the side braces 7 and 8,and the inner section the legs 9 and 10, and the side braces 11 and 12.

13 and let are toggle arms whose outer ends are pivotally supported onthe pins 15 and 16 located-near the lower end of the legs of the innersection as shown more clearly at Figs. 3 and 8, while the outer ends ofthe other toggle arms 17 and 18 are pivotal-ly supported on the pins 19and 20 located in the lower ends of the vertical supports 21 and 22secured to the inside of the braces 7 and 8 of the outer section, asshown more clearly at Fig. 7. The inner ends of the toggle arms arepivotally supported on the pins 23 and 24: as shown more clearly atFigs. 1, 3 and 4:. From the foregoing description it will be observedthat when the sections are opened to support a carboy, as shown at Fig.1, these toggle arms are in horizontal alinement with the upper edges oftheir outer ends impinging against the lower edges of the lower sidebraces 8 and 12 of the two sections, so that, when said sections are inopen position, the sections will be thoroughly braced by the weight ofthe carboy.

When the carboy is removed the sections can be closed to occupy no morespace than the width of one leg plus the thickness of the side braces asshown at Fig. 5. This is effected by having, as before mentioned, two ofthe toggle arms pivoted to the inside of the legs of the inner section,and the other toggle arms to the outside face of the vertical supports21 and 22, and these supports are set at such a distance from the legs 5and 6 as to leavethe spaces It i, Fig. 7, each space representing thewidth of one leg of the inside sect-ion and two toggle arms so that,when. the sections are closed, the toggle arms and legs of the innersection will fold into these spaces. While the braces 7, 8, 11 and 12are of the same length in both sections, the legs 9 and 10 of the innersection are set in the width of the legs of the outer section, whichwill leave the ends of the braces 11 and 12 projecting beyond the legsof the inner section, as shown at Fig. 8, but when.

the sections are folded together, it will make an even package, as shownat Figs. 5 and 9.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A. folding carboy support comprising inner and outer sections, eachsection having a pair of legs and side braces, the legs of the twosections pivoted together at the top with the legs of the inner sectionbetween the legs mit the toggle arms and legs of the inner secof theouter section, two pair of toggle arms tion when the support is folded.10 connecting the sections, toggle arm supports In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature projecting from the inside face of the braces inpresence of two witnesses.

of the outer section, said toggle arms pivoted CHARLES H. SHERXVOOD. tosaid supports and the legs of the inside Vitnesses:

section, said supports set at a distance from JAMES FEELEY,

the legs of the outer section suflicient to ad- GEO. D. PHILLIrs'.

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